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But it does make me wonder if CHL players are taking visits during the season, because unlike the USHL, some people, like Sutter, could look at players differently if they take college visits.

Ditto.

It’s funny because one of their most beloved figures, Lou Nanne, was from Canada. You would think Lou would tell them the error of their ways.

I think the difference is that Berry was saying the right things, but the accountability wasn’t there. Hopefully that will change under new leadership, along with a more attractive brand of hockey. Preaching work ethic, and then not being on the road recruiting and getting UND’s brand out there weren’t consistent talking points. We saw how crazy the recruiting was this summer out of necessity, but with Chyzyk and the new coaches I believe it will continue to be a point of emphasis, and that along with a more aggressive brand of hockey has brought excitement back into the program. Hopefully the accountability with the players goes hand in hand with the coaches keeping themselves accountable.

True, and I would bet that even with the one and dones in the conference and national tournaments Berry would probably still have his job if UND hadn’t missed home ice a couple times lately. The combination of being good enough to win the league one year with no post season success and then finishing bottom half of the league sealed his fate.

A first round pick from Minnesota is presumably the same as a first round pick from Canada.

Are any of the big names like Preston Mathis playing both nights this weekend? Would be nice if the schedule worked out to get a few guys in here. Of course if their current teams found out they took a visit, that could cause a bit of friction.

Yeah, even gfhockey would have given him more time considering how long it took Sandy to get three titles with no conference championships.

There were a couple times last night where UND took a couple swats at St. Thomas after the whistle. Can’t afford to take unnecessary penalties after the whistle. Minnesota probably has a little more talent to make us pay for those penalties since they live off the power play. Hopefully Strinden is letting the new guys on the squad know about the history of the series, along with Minnesota’s hatred for Canadians.

Doubt Miami cracks top 10. Wouldn’t care if we would have to prove a little more ourselves to get top 5, but probably will be there. For current recruiting it might mean something, but early there is a big discrepancy in play depending on returners and extra summer work. Thankfully, we should be a team that has plenty of room to grow.

Arizona State announcers are such whiners.

So does each player on Omaha wear a shoulder patch flag from where they are from? Seems odd you want to distinguish your players from where they are from, rather than just playing for your team logo. I guess if the players like it, who cares, but have never seen that before.

I wouldn’t. Would rather not give the Big Ten any more ammunition against our league. You’ve already seen Penn State go all in because of their Frozen Four appearance last year, and we will be competing with teams like them and Michigan State for some high end CHL guys. Don’t need another one to add to the competition. We’ve seen they already beat us out for Hensler. When Boston College had a run of down years, I didn’t lament them not being a top ten team anymore. Now that they are back, they are getting a lot of nice recruits. Besides, after what Hastings did by ravaging Minnesota State’s roster when he left, I hope they continue to struggle, although they can finish ahead of Minnesota.

Because basically setting up two open net shots makes him a puck hog.

Better get used to a bit of sloppiness, as this team is going to be a work in progress, and the other team isn’t bad either. I like that they are staying aggressive rather than sitting back and trying to defend a lead. Hopefully they can figure out when to throttle back when they have leads later in the game, but good signs to me so far.

…and we have yet to see how any of this plays out. How many CHL guys are going to be team guys when adversity strikes and they don’t have ties to the program they chose? A highly regarded prospect is good whether they come from the CHL or not, and Minnesota has a ton of draft picks on their team and in the pipeline. I would bet Motzko will entertain CHL players if they can get players that would be bigger impacts than local guys.

We knew they had to replace their top 5 scorers, so I think it is pretty early to form conclusions yet. If UND splits or heaven forbid swept by Minnesota, did UND go down the wrong route?

I care more about them losing when we are playing them. Time to do our part in helping our conference get more teams in the tourney.

Hopefully the focus solely on him creates some locker room issues.

We usually have the game at New Years and get decent attendance, albeit part of the ticket package. So many excuses available at any time from hunting season on down.

Very early. If anything, it might give us a little room when we have a little adversity, which with so many new players and youngsters is inevitable.

Shane Pinto with 2nd goal late against Tampa to put Ottawa up, and Sanderson with 2nd assist.

There is a reason they quit playing NDSU in football. Doesn’t look good when you can’t control the line of scrimmage playing down a level.

Heil goaltender of the week in the USHL.

Maybe they just call it the “M”, as in the Roman numeral for a Grand.